POLITICS: Frustrated with congressional gridlock, aides with expertise in energy and the environment are ditching Capitol Hill. (National Journal)

WIND: Ohio State University expects to save $1 million on its energy bill this year by buying wind power, a wind farm storage battery in Minnesota is back online after a 15-month shutdown for safety upgrades, and Minnesota’s attorney general sues a wind turbine vendor accused of bilking farmers throughout the state. (Columbus Dispatch, Minneapolis Star Tribune)

EFFICIENCY: Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium develops a plan to cut its energy consumption, the 83-year-old facility spends more than $1.5 million on electricity and natural gas each year. (Chicago Tribune)